NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 342 All-Star Lineup

The All-Star list has been released, and Russell is the defending champion.

Garnett, who went to the East, had a certain impact on Russell. The Celtics had always had a better record than the Suns, but in the end Russell was even more popular.

Russell, Kobe Bryant, Anthony, Duncan and Yao are the starters in the Western Conference. Ray Allen and Stoudemire are selected as substitutes. Only three of the Suns have entered the All-Star this season.

The starters in the East are Kidd, Wade, James, Garnett and Howard. O'Neal finally reached the time when he couldn't keep the All-Star starter in the East.

As for the All-Star coach, the Eastern Celtics coach Rivers is naturally the Celtics coach, and the Western Hornets coach Byron Scott got a chance because D'Antoni could not be re-elected.

Some head coaches will be frequent visitors to the All-Stars, but those like Coster are almost the pinnacle of life.

As for the All-Star Rookie Game, this season the Suns have finally been selected again.

Durant on behalf of the first-year team, Millsap on behalf of the second-year team.

In addition, Durant will go to the three-point contest, and Stoudemire will go to the shooting star competition.

The league originally invited Russell to participate in the three-point contest, but Russell lost interest, so he recommended Durant by the way, and the league also gave the Suns this spot, after all, it is a team with traffic.

As long as their key players are interested, it's fine for every game to be attended.

After the game, the crowned ticket queen also sent a video to thank the fans. He said: "Every time I will send you a wonderful game, this is my promise."

The sun is relatively easy in February. First, it will be adjusted for three days, and then there will be around the All-Stars in the middle. There will not be too many games.

On February 2, the Suns ushered in a challenge from the Bobcats at home.

The Bobcats still have a bit of resentment towards the Suns, but unfortunately they are not strong enough.

The rhythm of the game was controlled by the Suns from the beginning, and the Suns naturally won easily, and from the main lineup to the bench, the defenders scored good points.

If the team doesn't practice defense well, it will naturally become the target of other teams to collect statistics.

But when they meet the Hornets two days later, the Suns will also have a tough battle.

The Hornets have really been reborn this season, and they are not far behind a strong team.

In the regular season, they are no different from old opponents such as the Spurs and Mavericks, and sometimes they are a little more difficult to deal with.

In the playoffs, they will suffer a little because they don't have a superstar, there is no way.

Meeting Russell again, Paul was also ready, and the offensive end became a little different.

He pays more attention to offensive aggression, using offense to drive organization, not just pure organization.

It should be inspired by Russell, and he also knows that Russell's defense is not very top, just be careful not to be intercepted.

And Paul's aggression came up this time because he felt very good, and the three-pointer became sharp.

Paul is actually a small man with explosive physical fitness, but after entering the league, he is practicing hard shooting, and his three-pointers are improving every year.

In this regard, he chose a different path from Iverson. Iverson is making himself stronger, while Paul is trying to make up for his shortcomings.

When Paul felt good, the Hornets started to play against the Suns, and their speed also increased.

When both teams are fast, the Suns' defense sometimes can't play well. Whether it's football or basketball, offensive and defensive transitions are easier to score.

In this case, Peja also felt early.

In the first quarter of the game, the Hornets and the Suns were back and forth. They didn't play much inside, and they all made quick shots from the outside.

In this regard, there is still a difference between the Suns and the Hornets. When they switch offense and defense, they will rush inside. Russell makes a pass in seconds and dunks quickly.

The Suns' interior is still different from that of other teams, and it is not traditional at all.

And their speed up is the speed up of the whole team, so the Suns' offensive points are very scattered, and they will bloom more.

During the rotation period, Ellis came up and continued to put pressure on the offensive end.

The Hornets withstood it again. They have played very well in several matches this season. Obviously, the players are not as good as the Suns, but both the main lineup and the substitute lineup can bite the score.

It's just that their star competition was a little bit worse at the last moment, and they narrowly lost every time.

Regardless of the status or what, the Hornets really have a hand this season, but unfortunately the rest is mediocre.

At this time, Scott really looked like a famous coach, but he got worse and worse, and even became a bad coach, which was unexpected.

In the third quarter, the defensive intensity of the two points increased, but they still played fast.

There is no problem with Paul's touch, and he continues to maintain a strong output. Even the defensive end has nothing to do with Russell.

But Russell's helper is more reliable. Whether it is Stoudemire, Ray Allen, or Durant, they always maintain a little threat.

Except for Paul on the Hornets side, there is basically only one player who can perform better in each quarter, but it is also an ability that they withstood the impact of the sun.

Paul's ability is indeed growing, but unfortunately his style of play is still a little more traditional.

Paul has tried his best to keep the offensive aggressiveness this time, but it still doesn't feel that way in the fight.

He can't combine scoring and passing well, and the offensive end feels a bit too hard.

Maybe Paul also has no choice, the other points of the team are really not stable enough.

If it slows down, West may be more stable, but the Hornets are also trying more possibilities. They hope to find a way to deal with the sun, so there is a choice now.

But in the second half, the Hornets failed to withstand the substitute combination of Ellis and Hill, and Korver also hit a three-pointer, and they began to fall behind.

Fortunately, not much behind, the Hornets have stabilized the situation after Paul went up.

But this also shows the difference between the two teams. Paul still helped the team a lot when Russell was not there. If Russell played a few more minutes in the playoffs, the Hornets would naturally not have so many opportunities.

After Russell played in the last quarter, the touch was still hot.

Don't look at Paul scoring a lot of points, in fact Russell scoring points is more efficient.

The two teams got up quickly, and the defense was not in place in many cases. In this case, Russell's incredible scoring ability was fully displayed. Although he didn't shoot all the time, he scored almost 10 points more than Paul, and Paul's scoring was approaching. 40 marks.

It can be said that in this season, Arenas has been injured, and now Paul has risen to the No. [-] position and officially led the team to challenge Russell.

At this time, Durant and Stoudemire are still stable on the Sun's side.

As time passed, Paul became nervous again.

At the critical moment, Paul seemed calm, but his shots were not as decisive as before. This is the biggest problem for the Hornets.

(End of this chapter)